JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by rwaldron
HTML
<select>
<option selected>Default</option>
<option value="1">First</option>
</select>
<button class="def">Default</button>
<button class="fir">First</button>
<output></output>
JavaScript
$("button.def").click(function() {
$("option[selected]").prop("selected", true);
});
$("button.fir").click(function() {
$("option[value=1]").prop("selected", true);
});
$("button").click(function() {
$("output").html($("select").val());
});